Staff Directory

Department & Division Contacts

For a list of City of Palm Desert departments, please click here.

Affordable Housing:
- Phone: (760) 776-6412
- Email: housing@palmdesert.gov
Building and Safety:
- Phone: (760) 776-6420
- Email: building@palmdesert.gov
City Clerk:
- Phone: (760) 776-6402
- Email: cityclerk@palmdesert.gov
City Hall Receptionist:
- Phone: (760) 346-0611
- Email: info@palmdesert.gov
Code Compliance Hotline:
- Phone: (760) 776-6360
- Email: codehotline@palmdesert.gov
Corporation Yard:
- Phone: (760) 340-5776
- Email: publicworks@palmdesert.gov
Finance Department:
- Phone: (760) 776-6320
- Email: invoiceprocessing@palmdesert.gov - Invoice Processing
- Email: accounts.payable@palmdesert.gov - Accounts Payable
- Email: financecr@palmdesert.gov - Cash Receipts
Human Resources:
- Phone: (760) 776-6325
- Email: humanresources@palmdesert.gov
Parks and Recreation:
- Phone: (760) 776-6481
- Email: parks@palmdesert.gov
Planning:
- Phone: (760) 776-6483
- Email: planning@palmdesert.gov
Public Art:
- Phone: (760) 776-6346
- Email: publicart@palmdesert.gov
Public Information:
- Phone: (760) 346-0611
- Email: pio@palmdesert.gov
Public Works:
- Phone: (760) 776-6450
- Email: publicworks@palmdesert.gov
Visitor Services:
- Phone: (760) 568-1441
- Email: vcenter@palmdesert.gov

Contacts for Common Requests

Building Inspection Requests:
- Phone: (760) 776-6420
- Email: inspections@palmdesert.gov
Business License:
- Phone: (760) 776-6461
- Email: bizlicense@palmdesert.gov
Business Support Hotline:
- Phone: (760) 776-6362
- Email: bizsupport@palmdesert.gov
Code Compliance Hotline:
- Phone: (760) 776-6360
- Email: codehotline@palmdesert.gov
Election Information:
- Phone: (760) 776-6402
- Email: cityclerk@palmdesert.gov
Encroachment Permits:
- Phone: (760) 776-6450
- Email: publicworks@palmdesert.gov
Report Graffiti:
- Phone: (760) 776-6450
- Email: Report an issue online
Homelessness Assistance:
- Phone: (760) 776-6361
- Email: homelesshelp@palmdesert.gov
Career Opportunities:
- Phone: (760) 776-6325
- Email: humanresources@palmdesert.gov
Parks and Recreation:
- Phone: (760) 776-6481
- Email: parks@palmdesert.gov
Media Requests:
- Phone: (760) 346-0611
- Email: pio@palmdesert.gov
Short Term Rentals:
- Phone: (760) 862-6905 - Permits
- Phone: (760) 862-6900 - Report an Issue
- Email: strpermit@palmdesert.gov
Transient Occupancy Tax:
- Phone: (760) 776-6329 - Hotels
- Phone: (760) 862-6910 - Short-Term Rentals
- Email: tot@palmdesert.gov - Hotels
- Email: strtot@palmdesert.gov - Short-Term Rentals

Public Safety Contacts

Riverside County Sheriff:
- Emergency: 911
- Phone: (760) 836-1600
- Website: Palm Desert Station
Fire Department:
- Emergency: 911
- Phone: (951) 940-6900
- Website: Riverside County Fire
Animal Control:
- Phone: (888) 636-7387
- Email: shelterinfo@rivco.org
- Website: Riverside County Department of Animal Services
Homelessness Assistance:
- Phone: (760) 776-6361
- Email: homelesshelp@palmdesert.gov
Disaster Preparedness:
- Phone: (760) 776-6414
- Email: publicsafety@palmdesert.gov

Report an Issue

Palm Desert In Touch is the City of Palm Desert's easy-to-use mobile and online service request system. Residents, business owners, and visitors to our city can quickly report issues, such as graffiti, directly to the City.

Users can also upload a photo or video showing the issue and indicate its location on a map or use their mobile device's GPS to mark the location automatically. Utilizing the information provided, the City will follow up as soon as possible to track down the problem and address it.

Use the desktop version of Palm Desert In Touch

Download the Palm Desert In Touch App

The easiest way to use Palm Desert In Touch is with our handy mobile phone application. Available on the Apple App Store and on Google Play, simply download the application and start submitting, no personal information is required.

Staff	Title	Departments	Phone	Email
Becerra, Robert	Senior Traffic Signal Specialist	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 804	Email
Bohlin, Erin	Landscape Inspector	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 457	Email
Breyer, Julia	Project Manager	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 471	Email
Chuck, Brad	Senior Landscape Inspector	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 482	Email
Contreras, Alfredo	Traffic Signal Technician II	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 806	Email
de Vera, Marie	Management Analyst I	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 488	Email
Cepeda-Escobedo, Bertha	Business Operations Manager	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 473	Email
Chavez, Randy	Director of Public Works	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 462	Email
Espinoza, Efren	Senior Facilities Maintenance Specialist	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 495	Email
Fox, Joseph	Landscape Inspector	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 375	Email
Gerry, Christopher	Senior Project Manager	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 335	Email
Gil, Nicholas	Street Maintenance Worker I	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 561	Email
Gomez, Nick	Traffic Signal Technician II	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 812	Email
Murillo, Maria	Management Analyst I	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 452	Email
Garduno, Jesus	Street Maintenance Worker III	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 800	Email
Jaime, Claudia	Administrative Assistant II	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 456	Email
Lopez, Marisol	Administrative Assistant II	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 464	Email
Mendoza, Elias	Street Maintenance Worker I	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 776	Email
Muir, Shawn	Community Services Manager	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 481	Email
Muniz, Rafael	Street Maintenance Worker I	Public Works	(760) 346-0611 ext. 824	Email

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